Written by Missy Johnson, YoungLives Regional Coordinator At the end of March, our Western Great Lakes YoungLives team had the chance to be together with other YoungLives staff and mentors in Chicago for a divisional Summit with the theme of being Rooted. This mini-conference was full of worship, prayer, teaching Read more…
NOTE: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 edition of Young Life’s Relationships magazine. Young Life camps love to shine a spotlight on campers. Bringing campers up front at club or on the stage in the dining hall gives them a chance to receive the cheers and applause of leaders and Read more…
A guest post by Becky Bagnall, YoungLives Coordinator for Central Grand Rapids Young Life Our YoungLives camp week was quickly approaching and we had 4 teen moms signed up from Central Grand Rapids. The girls were slightly apprehensive but overall excited about having the best week ever. We had plans Read more…
Today’s post comes to us from Amy DeJonge, our Regional YoungLives director. For more on Amy refer to her bio at the bottom of the page and as you’re reading know that she is as great in person as she seems in the article. I’ve been asked a lot of Read more…
Last week in Grand Rapids, an eighteen year old girl landed her first job out of High School. No big deal, right? A normal part of life. What if we told it this way: Last week in Grand Rapids, a single mom of a 3 month old baby boy, fresh Read more…